Supermarket Closures: Violence Against Staff Threatens Chain
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Retail crime is rising in Australia: National theft reached a 21-year high in the past year, with a 6% increase in reported incidents.
Victoria is the hotspot: Victoria has experienced the largest increase in retail crime, with a 29% rise in personal and retail theft.Almost half of all thefts nationally occur in retail locations.
Increased violence and threats: Victoria also saw critically important increases in threatening crime (52%) and violent events towards retailers (38%) compared to the previous year. NSW saw increases of just over 30% in both categories. Data Sources: The information comes from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and retail crime reporting software company Auror.